GRE Word List
QUIRK
an abrupt twist or curve
The meaning of the word quirk is an abrupt twist or curve.
Random words
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ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |