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 |
|---|---|
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| upright | perpendicular |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |