GRE Word List
QUACK
to make the characteristic cry of a duck
The meaning of the word quack is to make the characteristic cry of a duck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| debut | a first appearance |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| foppish | foolish |