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 |
|---|---|
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| brazen | made of brass |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |