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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |