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
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
begetto procreate as the father : sire
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
legerdemainsleight of hand
figurea number symbol : numeral
colossalof, relating to, or resembling a colossus
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total