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 |
|---|---|
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| demure | reserved |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |