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 |
|---|---|
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| laud | praise |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |