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 |
|---|---|
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| attentive | mindful |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |