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 |
|---|---|
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| sleek | slick |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |