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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WordMeaning
polarizeto cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
boona timely benefit : blessing
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
unfetterto free from fetters
conflagrationfire
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena