GRE Word List
ALLUDE
to make indirect reference
The meaning of the word allude is to make indirect reference.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |