GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |