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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |