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 |
|---|---|
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |