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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |