GRE Word List

REDRESS

to set right : remedy

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

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WordMeaning
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
imposturethe act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
spectruma 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
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
relegateto send into exile : banish
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
corollarya proposition (see proposition
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage