GRE Word List
PULCHRITUDE
physical comeliness
The meaning of the word pulchritude is physical comeliness.
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Word | Meaning |
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titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
sophist | philosopher |
whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |