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 |
|---|---|
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |