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 |
|---|---|
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| succor | relief |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |