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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|---|---|
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| prattle | prate |
| retiring | reserved |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |