GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parlance | speech |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| slew | a large number |