GRE Word List

PULCHRITUDE

physical comeliness

The meaning of the word pulchritude is physical comeliness.

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inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
lookoutone engaged in keeping watch : watchman
quenchput out
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
insipidlacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased