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 |
|---|---|
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
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| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| kismet | fate |
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