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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laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
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eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
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