GRE Word List

ALLUDE

to make indirect reference

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

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WordMeaning
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
nimblequick and light in motion : agile
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
badinageplayful repartee : banter