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 |
|---|---|
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
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| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
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| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |