GRE Word List
ALLUDE
to make indirect reference
The meaning of the word allude is to make indirect reference.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| dour | stern |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |