rectify
Understanding the etymology of a word can make it easier to comprehend its meaning and remember its definition.
The root "rect" meams "right; straight; to rule"
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aberration abridge adamant adjectives adroit adverbs adverse aesthetic agreement allusion already alright altogether ambiguous ambivalent amiable among+between anachronism anatomy anomaly anthem antithesis any other appraise apprise asperse aspersion astute averse billingsgate bombastic buoyant calumniate calumny case censure choleric colloquial complementary complimentary contractions coquettish couldve+could of credible credulous dangling participles dearth denounce denunciation deride derision derisive diatribe diction different disparage dormant double negative eclectic eloquent eminent emote enervate ephemeral evanescent everyday farther faulty comparisons fleeting flout formidable fragments further gerunds haggle hanged+hung iconic ignominious imminent impetuously implacable imply incredulous infer infinitives ingenious inherent innate innocuous insouciant intransigent intrinsic invective inveigh irregardless judicious keen kind of lambaste lay+lie lay+lie. verbs literally loquacious malign misplaced modifiers modifier confusion mollify motley nouns noxious obdurate obloquy omnipresent one of the pacify paradox parallelism passive voice peevish philippic principal principle procure pronoun antecedent agreement pronouns pronouns: indefinite pronouns: reflexive pronouns: relative prototype punctuation rectify redoubtable relative pronouns reprehend resolute revere reverence run on sentences sanction scurrilous sentimental serene shouldve+should of shrewd soliloquy subject+verb agreement sundry syntax tedious tenet thane tirade tone tranquil transitory ubiquitous unambiguous unique unwonted vacillate venerate verbals verbs vilify who+that who+whom wouldve+would of
aberration abridge adamant adjectives adroit adverbs adverse aesthetic agreement allusion already alright altogether ambiguous ambivalent amiable among+between anachronism anatomy anomaly anthem antithesis any other appraise apprise asperse aspersion astute averse billingsgate bombastic buoyant calumniate calumny case censure choleric colloquial complementary complimentary contractions coquettish couldve+could of credible credulous dangling participles dearth denounce denunciation deride derision derisive diatribe diction different disparage dormant double negative eclectic eloquent eminent emote enervate ephemeral evanescent everyday farther faulty comparisons fleeting flout formidable fragments further gerunds haggle hanged+hung iconic ignominious imminent impetuously implacable imply incredulous infer infinitives ingenious inherent innate innocuous insouciant intransigent intrinsic invective inveigh irregardless judicious keen kind of lambaste lay+lie lay+lie. verbs literally loquacious malign misplaced modifiers modifier confusion mollify motley nouns noxious obdurate obloquy omnipresent one of the pacify paradox parallelism passive voice peevish philippic principal principle procure pronoun antecedent agreement pronouns pronouns: indefinite pronouns: reflexive pronouns: relative prototype punctuation rectify redoubtable relative pronouns reprehend resolute revere reverence run on sentences sanction scurrilous sentimental serene shouldve+should of shrewd soliloquy subject+verb agreement sundry syntax tedious tenet thane tirade tone tranquil transitory ubiquitous unambiguous unique unwonted vacillate venerate verbals verbs vilify who+that who+whom wouldve+would of
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