GRE Word List
RICKETY
affected with rickets
The meaning of the word rickety is affected with rickets.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |