GRE Word List

EXPLICATE

to give a detailed explanation of

The meaning of the word explicate is to give a detailed explanation of.

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WordMeaning
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
venisonthe edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
leasha line for leading or restraining an animal
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different