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 |
|---|---|
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |