GRE Word List

QUORUM

a select group

The meaning of the word quorum is a select group.

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WordMeaning
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
atypicalnot typical : irregular
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different