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
conversanthaving knowledge or experience
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cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
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compriseto be made up of
direexciting horror
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
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eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire