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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |