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 |
|---|---|
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| motley | variegated in color |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |