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 |
|---|---|
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |