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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grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
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olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
figment | something made up or contrived |
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