GRE Word List
QUIZZICAL
comically quaint
The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |