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 |
|---|---|
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| nib | bill |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| concur | to express agreement |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |