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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distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
reparablecapable of being repaired
festerto generate pus
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
ewethe female of the sheep especially when mature
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future