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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| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |