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 |
|---|---|
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |