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

WordMeaning
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
afterlifean existence after death
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
posthumousborn after the death of the father
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
quenchput out
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
lunarcrescent
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical