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 |
|---|---|
| frigid | intensely cold |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
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| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
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| microcosm | a little world |
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