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
igniteto set afire
formidablecausing fear, dread, or apprehension
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
industriousconstantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
grumbleto mutter in discontent
complementaryserving to fill out or complete
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties