GRE Word List
INQUISITIVE
eager for knowledge; unduly curious
The meaning of the word inquisitive is eager for knowledge; unduly curious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| religious | of religion; (of a person) pious; having reverence for a deity |
| sedition | conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious |
| whimsy | whim; tendency to behave amusingly strangely; Ex. story full of whimsy |
| grate | make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace |
| doggerel | poor verse |
| inanimate | lifeless; not animate |
| enormity | hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous |
| dinghy | small boat (often ship's boat) |
| crone | hag; ugly old woman |
| grouse | complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird |
