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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| brazen | made of brass |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |