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 |
|---|---|
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
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| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| feint | something feigned |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
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