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 |
|---|---|
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| schism | division |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |