GRE Word List
RICKETY
affected with rickets
The meaning of the word rickety is affected with rickets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |