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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |