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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| billowing | wave |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |