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 |
|---|---|
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| refrain | curb |