GRE Word List
IDIOSYNCRASY
a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
The meaning of the word idiosyncrasy is a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |