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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etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
lumberto move ponderously
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
mantlea loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah