GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |