GRE Word List
QUIZZICAL
comically quaint
The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| fluke | flatfish |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |