GRE Word List

QUAINT

pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar

The meaning of the word quaint is pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar.

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paleontologya science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
meteoricof or relating to a meteor
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
flipto toss so as to cause to turn over in the air
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
eulogya commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased