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
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
imposturethe act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name
psychea princess loved by Cupid
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots