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 |
|---|---|
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| implode | to burst inward |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |