GRE Word List
ALLUDE
to make indirect reference
The meaning of the word allude is to make indirect reference.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
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| reverie | daydream |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
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| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
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