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 |
|---|---|
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| colloquy | conversation |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |