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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| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
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| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
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