GRE Word List
QUIZZICAL
comically quaint
The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |