GRE Word List
RICKETY
affected with rickets
The meaning of the word rickety is affected with rickets.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |