GRE Word List
ELABORATE
planned or carried out with great care
The meaning of the word elaborate is planned or carried out with great care.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |