GRE Word List
EXPLICATE
to give a detailed explanation of
The meaning of the word explicate is to give a detailed explanation of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |