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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WordMeaning
badinageplayful repartee : banter
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
dozeto sleep lightly