GRE Word List
QUIZZICAL
comically quaint
The meaning of the word quizzical is comically quaint.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| pugilist | fighter |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |