GRE Word List

QUIZZICAL

comically quaint

The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.

Random words

WordMeaning
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
pendulouspoised without visible support
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
flukeflatfish
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges