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 |
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bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
meddlesome | given to meddling |
appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |