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 |
|---|---|
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| dilute | attenuate |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |