GRE Word List

ECCENTRIC

deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways

The meaning of the word eccentric is deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways.

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WordMeaning
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
choicethe act of choosing : selection
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
seduceto persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire