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 |
|---|---|
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |