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 |
|---|---|
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |