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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| Word | Meaning |
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| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| pilfer | steal |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |