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 |
|---|---|
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| wanton | merciless |