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 |
|---|---|
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |