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

WordMeaning
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
espousemarry
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat