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 |
|---|---|
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |