SAT vocabulary
Idiosyncrasy
A distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of an individual.
Example
"One of his many idiosyncrasies was his habit of always wearing mismatched socks, even to formal events."
Etymology
From Greek 'idiosynkrasia' meaning 'one's own peculiar temperament'.
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