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 |
|---|---|
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| drab | slattern |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| skimp | skimpy |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |