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
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
flightyswift
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
genuflectto bend the knee
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently