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 |
|---|---|
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
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| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
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| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
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