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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touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
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