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 |
|---|---|
| forebears | ancestor |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| facade | the front of a building |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |