GRE Word List
QUIZZICAL
comically quaint
The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |