GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |