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
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
demurereserved
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular