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 |
|---|---|
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| reckon | count |
| farce | stuff |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |