GRE Word List
QUIZZICAL
comically quaint
The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |