GRE Word List
ALLUDE
to make indirect reference
The meaning of the word allude is to make indirect reference.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| clip | encompass |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |