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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ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
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turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable