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 |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |