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 |
|---|---|
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| pliant | pliable |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |