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
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
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fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
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bateto reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
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prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
sidetracksiding
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands