GRE Word List

RICKETY

affected with rickets

The meaning of the word rickety is affected with rickets.

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WordMeaning
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
expiateto make amends for
choicethe act of choosing : selection
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete