GRE Word List
KNOTTY
marked by or full of knots
The meaning of the word knotty is marked by or full of knots.
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| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| reckon | count |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |