GRE Word List

PULCHRITUDE

physical comeliness

The meaning of the word pulchritude is physical comeliness.

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WordMeaning
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
prosperousauspicious
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
variegatedhaving discrete markings of different colors
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
broochan ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image