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
catechismoral instruction
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
heedlessnot taking heed : inconsiderate
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
optometrista specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist