GRE Word List
RICKETY
(of buildings) likely to break or fall apart; of rickets; CF. rickets; CF. vitamin D
The meaning of the word rickety is (of buildings) likely to break or fall apart; of rickets; CF. rickets; CF. vitamin D.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aboriginal | being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine |
| tangential | only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent |
| talisman | charm; object believed to give supernatural powers to or protect its bearer |
| vagary | capricious happening; caprice; whim; CF. wander |
| blurt | utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement |
| speechless | unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger |
| solicitor | lawyer in the lower court of law |
| cessation | stoppage |
| forebears | ancestors |
| grouse | complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird |