GRE Word List
FORTITUDE
strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
The meaning of the word fortitude is strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage.
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vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
penetrate | to pass into or through |
disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
fallacious | embodying a fallacy |