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
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
testyeasily annoyed : irritable
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
hortatoryhortative
turncoatone who switches to an opposing side or party
fussyeasily upset : irritable
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
functionaryone who serves in a certain function
insubordinationdisobedient to authority