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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |