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 |
|---|---|
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |