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 |
|---|---|
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |