GRE Word List

RECTIFY

to set right : remedy

The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.

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WordMeaning
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
brocadea rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver
trickleto issue or fall in drops
callousbeing hardened and thickened
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy