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 |
|---|---|
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |