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 |
|---|---|
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| viable | capable of living |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |