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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| guy | man |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |