GRE Word List
ALLUDE
to make indirect reference
The meaning of the word allude is to make indirect reference.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |