GRE Word List
ECCENTRICITY
the quality or state of being eccentric
The meaning of the word eccentricity is the quality or state of being eccentric.
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frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |