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 |
|---|---|
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |