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.

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WordMeaning
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
aspireto seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
buffeta blow especially with the hand
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point