GRE Word List
ALLUDE
to make indirect reference
The meaning of the word allude is to make indirect reference.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| swill | wash |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| retrench | cut down |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |