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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endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
carcinogenicproducing or tending to produce cancer
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
somnambulistan abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed