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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |