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 |
|---|---|
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| shambles | a meat market |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| espouse | marry |