GRE Word List

QUIZZICAL

comically quaint

The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.

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WordMeaning
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
quenchput out
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
jibeto be in accord : agree