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 |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| grotesque | a 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 |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| sibling | sib |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| manumit | to release from slavery |