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
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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 |