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

WordMeaning
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language
pugilistfighter
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
asepticpreventing infection
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively