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 |
|---|---|
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |