GRE Word List
WEIRD
of strange or extraordinary character : odd
The meaning of the word weird is of strange or extraordinary character : odd.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| rightful | just |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |