GRE Word List
REDRESS
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word redress is to set right : remedy.
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|---|---|
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
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| cadaver | a dead body |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| portly | dignified |
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| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |