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 |
|---|---|
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| espouse | marry |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |