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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dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever
nibbill
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
concurto express agreement
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley