GRE Word List
QUIZZICAL
comically quaint
The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.
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|---|---|
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| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
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| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |