GRE Word List
ELUCIDATE
to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
The meaning of the word elucidate is to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| parlance | speech |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
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