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 |
|---|---|
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |