GRE Word List
KNACK
a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
The meaning of the word knack is a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach.
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| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
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| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
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| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
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