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 |
|---|---|
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| fell | skin |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |