GRE Word List
QUIZZICAL
curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance
The meaning of the word quizzical is curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resignation | patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; ADJ. resigned: acquiescent |
| stockade | wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier |
| rejoinder | reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply |
| lechery | gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man |
| pervasive | spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate |
| effective | effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph |
| oaf | stupid awkward person; CF. elf |
| inerrancy | infallibility |
| evocative | tending to call up (emotions, memories) |
| recluse | hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive |
