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 |
|---|---|
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |