GRE Word List

PULCHRITUDE

physical comeliness

The meaning of the word pulchritude is physical comeliness.

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equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
paramourlover
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance