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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| congenial | pleasant |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| indite | make up |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| culvert | a transverse drain |