GRE Word List
PULCHRITUDE
physical comeliness
The meaning of the word pulchritude is physical comeliness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| pliant | pliable |
| bulk | magnitude |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| collate | to compare critically |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |