GRE Word List

FORTHRIGHT

free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point

The meaning of the word forthright is free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point.

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WordMeaning
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
repercussionreflection
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly