GRE Word List
REDRESS
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word redress is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |