GRE Word List
QUIZZICAL
comically quaint
The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |