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
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
perditioneternal damnation
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
inadvertentlyunintentional
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd