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 |
|---|---|
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| microcosm | a little world |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |