GRE Word List
RECTITUDE
the quality or state of being straight
The meaning of the word rectitude is the quality or state of being straight.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |