GRE Word List
RICKETY
affected with rickets
The meaning of the word rickety is affected with rickets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| veracious | truthful |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |