GRE Word List

QUEUE

a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head

The meaning of the word queue is a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head.

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solventable to pay all legal debts
inebriateone who is drunk
verdantgreen in tint or color
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
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derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
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