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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| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |