GRE Word List

REDRESS

to set right : remedy

The meaning of the word redress is to set right : remedy.

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WordMeaning
conteststrive
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
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discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
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