GRE Word List

CERTITUDE

the state of being or feeling certain

The meaning of the word certitude is the state of being or feeling certain.

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WordMeaning
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
slaughterthe act of killing
ligneousof or resembling wood
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel