GRE Word List

QUIZZICAL

comically quaint

The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.

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WordMeaning
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
bestialof or relating to beasts
unsightlynot pleasing to the sight : not comely
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
depredationto lay waste : plunder
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
debunkto expose the sham (see sham