GRE Word List
PULCHRITUDE
physical comeliness
The meaning of the word pulchritude is physical comeliness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |