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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hap | happening |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |