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 |
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dynamo | generator |
erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
potentate | ruler |
atypical | not typical : irregular |
listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |