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
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
recriminationa retaliatory accusation
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
relican object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr
spruceto make spruce
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove