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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
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| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |