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 |
|---|---|
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |