GRE Word List
PULCHRITUDE
beauty; comeliness; ADJ. pulchritudinous
The meaning of the word pulchritude is beauty; comeliness; ADJ. pulchritudinous.
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conjure | cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat. |
maim | mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life |
brave | face courageously; Ex. brave the storm |
vicissitude | change (esp. from good to bad); change of fortune; CF. the last emperor of China |
unfaltering | steadfast; firm; not changing |
sardonic | scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile |
momentous | very important; N. moment; CF. momentary |
thematic | of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea |
prostrate | stretch out full on ground; make prostrate; enervate; Ex. prostrating illness; ADJ: lying face down; having lost all strength |
limp | walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak |