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 |
|---|---|
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| demure | reserved |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| haggard | not tamed |
| render | to melt down |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |