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 |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |