GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |