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 |
|---|---|
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |