GRE Word List
QUIZZICAL
comically quaint
The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |