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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |