GRE Word List
ALLUDE
to make indirect reference
The meaning of the word allude is to make indirect reference.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |