GRE Word List
REDRESS
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word redress is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| forebears | ancestor |