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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| condign | deserved |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |