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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |