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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| kismet | fate |
| apprehend | arrest |