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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sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
gnarl | snarl |
distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
enhance | heighten |
connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
fiend | devil |
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dominate | rule |