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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viscidhaving an adhesive quality : sticky
vigilantalertly watchful especially to avoid danger
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime
zesta piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
plumea feather of a bird: such as
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic