GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |