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
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
gustthe sensation of taste
raspto rub with something rough
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse