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
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
knottymarked by or full of knots
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
pastea dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
sparseof few and scattered elements
diluteattenuate
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons