GRE Word List
BIZARRE
strikingly out of the ordinary: such as
The meaning of the word bizarre is strikingly out of the ordinary: such as.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| pliant | pliable |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |