GRE Word List

ALLUDE

to make indirect reference

The meaning of the word allude is to make indirect reference.

Random words

WordMeaning
defalcatededuct
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
quadrupedan animal having four feet
sledgesledgehammer
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive