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 |
|---|---|
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |