GRE Word List

ECLECTIC

composed of elements drawn from various sources

The meaning of the word eclectic is composed of elements drawn from various sources.

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blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
prosodythe study of versification
quadrupedan animal having four feet
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
subsistencereal being : existence
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol