GRE Word List
PULCHRITUDE
physical comeliness
The meaning of the word pulchritude is physical comeliness.
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| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| paramour | lover |
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| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
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