GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| drivel | nonsense |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |