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 |
|---|---|
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |