GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| shove | to push along |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| verge | brink |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| dynamo | generator |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |