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 |
|---|---|
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |