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 |
|---|---|
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |