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
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
inanimatenot animate:
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
spoofdeceive
defectan imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming