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 |
|---|---|
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |