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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WordMeaning
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
malignevil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
condescendto assume an air of superiority
subsistencereal being : existence
rustleto make or cause a rustle
longevitya long duration of individual life