GRE Word List

QUIRK

an abrupt twist or curve

The meaning of the word quirk is an abrupt twist or curve.

Random words

WordMeaning
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
allureto entice by charm or attraction
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
sleightdeceitful craftiness
knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
strutto become turgid : swell
wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end