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 |
|---|---|
| seemly | good-looking |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| mischance | bad luck |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |