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 |
|---|---|
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| venue | locale |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |