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 |
|---|---|
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |