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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dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
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antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
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martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
vertex | the top of the head |
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reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
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