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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WordMeaning
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate
delugean overflowing of the land by water
dowseto plunge into water
remediablecapable of being remedied
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
fallowof a light yellowish-brown color