GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| fulcrum | prop |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| repercussion | reflection |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |