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 |
|---|---|
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| fuddle | booze |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| viand | an item of food |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |