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 |
|---|---|
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| influx | a coming in |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| microcosm | a little world |