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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| laud | praise |
| guileless | innocent |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |