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
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
auroraldawn
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
grumbleto mutter in discontent
disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion