GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |