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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careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
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martineta strict disciplinarian
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
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spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel