GRE Word List

RECTIFY

to set right : remedy

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

Random words

WordMeaning
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
dodderingfeeble
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
leasha line for leading or restraining an animal
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
lecheryinordinate (see inordinate
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare