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 |
|---|---|
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |