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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contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
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therapeuticof or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative
inaugurateto induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober