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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WordMeaning
vigilantalertly watchful especially to avoid danger
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
writheto twist into coils or folds
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen