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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| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
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| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
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| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |