GRE Word List
RICKETY
affected with rickets
The meaning of the word rickety is affected with rickets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| paltry | inferior |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| natal | native |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |