GRE Word List
PULCHRITUDE
physical comeliness
The meaning of the word pulchritude is physical comeliness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| cataclysm | flood |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |