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 |
|---|---|
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |