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 |
|---|---|
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |