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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
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| headlong | headfirst |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |