GRE Word List

RECTIFY

to set right : remedy

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

Random words

WordMeaning
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
collateto compare critically
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
dermatologista branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
averto declare positively
despondentfeeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)