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 |
|---|---|
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| fuddle | booze |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |