GRE Word List
QUIZZICAL
comically quaint
The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| auroral | dawn |