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 |
|---|---|
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| fell | skin |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |