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 |
|---|---|
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |