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
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
severitythe quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh
tawnyof the color tawny
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
retractto draw back or in
conteststrive
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
mammothany 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