GRE Word List

QUIRK

an abrupt twist or curve

The meaning of the word quirk is an abrupt twist or curve.

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WordMeaning
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
unkemptnot combed
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
impenitentnot penitent
contrivancea thing contrived