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elaborate

Short Definition : work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.

Definition
(verb) add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Example Sentence
  • She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
Definition
(verb) produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
Example Sentence
  • The bee elaborates honey
Definition
(verb) make more complex, intricate, or richer
Synonyms : complicate rarify refine
Example Sentence
  • refine a design or pattern
Definition
(verb) work out in detail
Synonyms : work out
Example Sentence
  • elaborate a plan
Definition
(adj) marked by complexity and richness of detail
Synonyms : luxuriant
Example Sentence
  • an elaborate lace pattern
Definition
(adj) developed or executed with care and in minute detail
Synonyms : detailed elaborated
Example Sentence
  • a detailed plan
  • the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion
  • the carefully elaborated theme
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for elaborate

e-laborate(laboratory)in laboratory we work with CARE

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elaboration

Short Definition : addition of details; intricacy

Definition
(noun) addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
Synonyms : amplification
Example Sentence
  • a few remarks added in amplification and defense
  • an elaboration of the sketch followed
Definition
(noun) the result of improving something
Synonyms : refinement
Example Sentence
  • he described a refinement of this technique
Definition
(noun) a discussion that provides additional information
Synonyms : enlargement expansion
Definition
(noun) marked by elaborately complex detail Definition
(noun) developing in intricate and painstaking detail
Synonyms : working out

elastic

Short Definition : able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material

Definition
(noun) a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together Definition
(noun) a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material Definition
(adj) capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
Example Sentence
  • an elastic band
  • a youthful and elastic walk
Definition
(adj) able to adjust readily to different conditions
Synonyms : flexible pliable pliant
Example Sentence
  • an adaptable person
  • a flexible personality
  • an elastic clause in a contract

elated

Short Definition : filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation

Definition
(adj) exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
Example Sentence
  • the elated winner
  • felt elated and excited
Definition
(adj) full of high-spirited delight
Synonyms : gleeful joyful jubilant
Example Sentence
  • a joyful heart
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for elated

sounds like elevated...if you are promoted you will definitely be in high spirits

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seems like 'elected'; so if you are elected by a good university surely you will be overjoyed and excited.

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elegy

Short Definition : poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac

Definition
(noun) a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
Synonyms : lament
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for elegy

E(a)-LEGY(legendry).....so if a legendry person dies......people sing a mournful poem or people lament or regret for his death.....

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sounds like eulogy...

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basically this is taken from a greek elegos which is a song of mourning .........and we mourn if someone dies

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elegy => clergy. Clergy lives in church => ....

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think of Alizee singing a sad song

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LG ke tv par elegy aa rahi hai

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Imagine a caterpillar falls on u..so u start an ELEGY bcoz of da ALLERGY

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When somebody dies then CLERGY is called to sing a ELEGY

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sounds like ee lagi >>> usako lagi toh woh marr gaya... ab marr gaya toh log usake liye Lament gane lage..

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sounds like "ELI Gaali" so u mourn for that n write a poem :P

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No Body buys LG tv because it only shows ELEGY (Death poems)

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elegy= ele (comes) + gy (went); the ppl ho has come one time will surely go from this world this is oing to understand by neighborhood to the dead person son.

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elegy sounds like ye le ji. in the funeral, as he is going we are saying that take this with u, the song or poem elegy- ye le gy(take this in hindi)

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elevation

Short Definition : elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun; Ex. The elevation of her style is much admired; Ex. front elevation of the house

Definition
(noun) the event of something being raised upward
Synonyms : lift raising
Example Sentence
  • an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
  • a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
Definition
(noun) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Example Sentence
  • his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
  • the artist's gifts are at their acme
  • at the height of her career
  • the peak of perfection
  • summer was at its peak
  • ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
  • the summit of his ambition
  • so many highest superlatives achieved by man
  • at the top of his profession
Definition
(noun) angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
Synonyms : alt altitude el
Definition
(noun) a raised or elevated geological formation
Synonyms : natural elevation
Definition
(noun) distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
Example Sentence
  • there was snow at the higher elevations
Definition
(noun) (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump
Example Sentence
  • a dancer of exceptional elevation
Definition
(noun) drawing of an exterior of a structure Definition
(noun) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
Example Sentence
  • the aggrandizement of the king
  • his elevation to cardinal

elicit

Short Definition : draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)

Definition
(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Example Sentence
  • arouse pity
  • raise a smile
  • evoke sympathy
Definition
(verb) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
Example Sentence
  • We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
Definition
(verb) derive by reason
Example Sentence
  • elicit a solution
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for elicit

implicit - which is understood .. explicit - means specifically told/derived so elicit - explicit

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implicit-which is understood .. explicit - means specifically told or written.. ELICIT means which is not specifically told or understood but WE HAVE TO DRIVE BY REASONING

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saari baatein poochke ek list banani hai

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In Kannada Eli means pull so cit sounds like Sit.so Draw out

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A-List can be created from extracting(elicit) good things only

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When scuba diving you don't want to draw out or elicit the Moray EEL from his hiding place as he might bite you.

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elicit = e + lic + it; One lic it one the tube so air is coming out from the tube.

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elixir

Short Definition : cure-all; panacea; something invigorating

Definition
(noun) a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste Definition
(noun) hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold Definition
(noun) a substance believed to cure all ills
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for elixir

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lix-resembles licks(tongue lick)..licking in animals cure them from all minor wounds naturally…

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e(lix)ir: Tag: Consider the word in bracket only. Lix sounds like Vicks. Vicks is a common CURE for cold and cough

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if u had come across the saying which goes like this "water the elixir of life"

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lick +seer(sounds like seed)......so by licking the seed healing is being done

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ellipsis

Short Definition : omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses

Definition
(noun) omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
Synonyms : eclipsis
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ellipsis

imagine it as - E's lips is so beautiful that unko dekhkar muuh se words hi gayab ho jate hai ..;) ..omission of words !! lolzz

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imagine if you are an editor of a paper, while editing you would make an ellipse on the words to be omitted!!!

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when your lip slips there is el(LIP)sis of words

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The three dots used for an elipsis (...) are eliptical or circular.

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elliptical

Short Definition : elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out

Definition
(adj) rounded like an egg Definition
(adj) characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements
Synonyms : elliptic
Example Sentence
  • the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints
  • the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for elliptical

elliptical means oval,which is not straight.If a person is not straight in his speech. That means he has omitted words and is unclear

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