GRE Word List
QUIXOTIC
foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
The meaning of the word quixotic is foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| thespian | actor |
| farce | stuff |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |