GRE Word List
QUIZZICAL
comically quaint
The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| heed | to pay attention |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |