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 |
|---|---|
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |