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
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
kismetfate
apprehendarrest