GRE Word List

RICKETY

affected with rickets

The meaning of the word rickety is affected with rickets.

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comityfriendly social atmosphere : social harmony
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
thronga multitude of assembled persons
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
idioman 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)
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
liabilitythe quality or state of being liable
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary