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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |