GRE Word List
REDRESS
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word redress is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |