GRE Word List
RICKETY
affected with rickets
The meaning of the word rickety is affected with rickets.
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| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| shack | hut |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |