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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| pore | to gaze intently |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| finished | entirely done |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |