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 |
|---|---|
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |