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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|---|---|
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
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| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
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| clientele | a body of clients |