GRE Word List
DELINEATE
portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation
The meaning of the word delineate is portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| descry | catch sight of (something distant) |
| languor | lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression |
| grandeur | impressiveness; stateliness; majesty |
| motto | brief statement used to express a principle |
| waft | move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window |
| ooze | (of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river |
| egoism | excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical |
| fraudulent | cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle |
| riddle | pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout; Ex. The gunman riddled the car with bullets; Ex. The whole report is riddled with errors; N. large sieve (separating earth from stone) |
| understate | state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate |