GRE Word List
QUEER
differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
The meaning of the word queer is differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |