GRE Word List
PULCHRITUDE
physical comeliness
The meaning of the word pulchritude is physical comeliness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |