GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |