GRE Word List
QUIZZICAL
comically quaint
The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |