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 |
|---|---|
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |