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 |
|---|---|
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |