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
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
deviouswandering
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
stiltedpompous
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
inflateddistended with air or gas
convivialrelating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language