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 |
|---|---|
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |