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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |