GRE Word List
ELUSIVE
tending to elude: such as
The meaning of the word elusive is tending to elude: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |