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.

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WordMeaning
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
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equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform