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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |