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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WordMeaning
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
slougha place of deep mud or mire
sluggarda habitually lazy person
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question