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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conveyance | the action of conveying |
woeful | full of woe : grievous |
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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 |
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