GRE Word List
ANOMALY
something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
The meaning of the word anomaly is something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |