GRE Word List

ELOPE

to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent

The meaning of the word elope is to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent.

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WordMeaning
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
dismissto permit or cause to leave
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
pungentsharply painful
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)