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 |
|---|---|
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |