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 |
|---|---|
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| 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 |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| contrive | devise |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |