GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| historic | historical |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |