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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steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
integrateto form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
notorietythe quality or state of being notorious
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
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exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
siblingsib
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
manumitto release from slavery