GRE Word List
ALLUDE
to make indirect reference
The meaning of the word allude is to make indirect reference.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| alleviate | relieve |