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 |
|---|---|
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| writ | something written : writing |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |