GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |