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 |
|---|---|
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |