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 |
|---|---|
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |