GRE Word List

DELINEATE

to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail

The meaning of the word delineate is to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail.

Random words

WordMeaning
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
upshotthe final result : outcome
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")