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
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
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suspensethe state of being suspended : suspension
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix