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 |
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| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
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| coalesce | to grow together |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| fester | to generate pus |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |