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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hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
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diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish