eccentric

Day 36Level 2

ek-SEN-trik

unusual

departing from the norms; unusual; quirky; odd

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

aberrant, unconventional, bizarre

Antonyms:

common, ordinary, normal

Example Sentence:

Mr. Gibson was remembered as an eccentric millionaire by his rivals, but his investors considered him a modern-day robin hood.

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comply

AK-wee-ES

to comply quietly or without protest

pay a debt

uh-MOHR-tiez

to pay back a debt by making regular payments

humans as central

an-thruh-poh-SEN-triz-uhm

regarding man at the center of one's philosophy

outdated

AN-ti-kwey-tid

outdated; old fashioned

poet

bahrd

a person who writes poems

giant

bi-HEE-muhth

any large or powerful creature ; giant