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 |
|---|---|
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
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| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |