GRE Word List

QUIZZICAL

comically quaint

The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.

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WordMeaning
bestowto put to use : apply
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
transpireto take place : go on
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
tyroa beginner in learning : novice
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger