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.
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|---|---|
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| demerit | offense |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
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| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |