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 |
|---|---|
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| apprehend | arrest |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| facade | the front of a building |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |