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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| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |