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 |
|---|---|
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| veracious | truthful |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |