GRE Word List
ELABORATION
addition of details; intricacy
The meaning of the word elaboration is addition of details; intricacy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| privy | secret; hidden; not public; made a participant in something secret; Ex. privy chamber government; Ex. be privy to a discussion; CF. private |
| halcyon | calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days |
| irony | hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning |
| foil | defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail |
| misdemeanor | minor crime; misdeed; wrongdoing |
| hegemony | dominance especially of one nation over others |
| shambles | (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles. |
| flicker | burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement |
| dispense | distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule |
| prong | pointed projecting part |
