GRE Word List

RECTIFY

to set right : remedy

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

Random words

WordMeaning
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
adjointo add or attach by joining
disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
benignof a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner