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.
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| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |