GRE Word List
QUIRK
an abrupt twist or curve
The meaning of the word quirk is an abrupt twist or curve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| preamble | an introductory statement |