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 |
|---|---|
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |