GRE Word List
QUAINT
odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque
The meaning of the word quaint is odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dingy | (of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain |
| rebuttal | refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove |
| surfeit | satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount; Ex. surfeit of food |
| refurbish | renovate; make clean, bright, or fresh (make new) again; make bright by polishing; Ex. refurbish an old theater; CF. furbish: polish |
| stipple | paint or draw with dots or short strokes |
| verbatim | word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly |
| dearth | scarcity |
| tardy | slow; sluggish; not on time; late; Ex. tardy arrival |
| advert | refer |
| laity | laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy |
