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 |
|---|---|
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| oversee | survey |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| sublimate | sublime |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |