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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hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
escapadea usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
diversediffering from one another : unlike
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as