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
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
strewto spread by scattering
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others