GRE Word List
RICKETY
affected with rickets
The meaning of the word rickety is affected with rickets.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |