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 |
|---|---|
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| shambles | a meat market |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |