GRE Word List
REDRESS
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word redress is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |