GRE Word List
ELABORATION
planned or carried out with great care
The meaning of the word elaboration is planned or carried out with great care.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |