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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WordMeaning
renderto melt down
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
quarantinea period of 40 days
indissolublenot dissoluble
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
sleightdeceitful craftiness
cringeto recoil in distaste
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands