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 |
|---|---|
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |