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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| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
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| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
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| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
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| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |