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 |
|---|---|
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| debonair | suave |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |