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 |
|---|---|
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
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| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |