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 |
|---|---|
| sanction | a formal decree |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |