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 |
|---|---|
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| nourishment | food |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |