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| queer |
strange, unusual, or not expected; odd; peculiar. |
| quizzical |
strange; unusual; eccentric; odd. [1/3 definitions] |
| rabies |
a disease that is caused by a virus and can kill people, dogs, and other mammals. Symptoms of rabies are foaming at the mouth and violent or strange behavior. A person can get rabies if scratched or bitten by an animal that has the disease. |
| rave |
to talk in a strange, irrational, or crazy way. [1/2 definitions] |
| science fiction |
a kind of fiction writing that is often about people living in the far future or about life on other planets or in other galaxies. Science fiction often tells of future scientific inventions or of strange beings or creatures from outer space. |
| singular |
unusual, peculiar, or strange. [1/5 definitions] |
| strange |
in a strange or unusual manner. [1/3 definitions] |
| transmogrify |
to change, transform, or mutate, esp. in a grotesque or strange way. |
| unfamiliar |
not known before; unusual; strange. |
| weird |
strange or odd; puzzlingly unusual. [2 definitions] |
| xeno- |
strange; foreign. |
| xenophilia |
a liking for foreigners or strangers or for foreign or strange things. |
| xenophobe |
a person who fears or detests foreigners, strangers, or anything that is foreign or strange. |
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