GRE Word List
RICKETY
affected with rickets
The meaning of the word rickety is affected with rickets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |