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 |
|---|---|
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |