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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| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |