GRE Word List

RIGHTEOUS

acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin

The meaning of the word righteous is acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin.

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WordMeaning
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of