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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

idiosyncrasy

noun

Definition

a quirky habit unique to a person

In a sentence

His idiosyncrasy is humming when he reads.

Similar words

  • quirk
  • peculiarity

Related vocabulary

Why this word matters: idiosyncrasy appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.