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 |
|---|---|
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |