GRE Word List

ELUSIVE

tending to elude: such as

The meaning of the word elusive is tending to elude: such as.

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WordMeaning
anguishextreme pain, distress, or anxiety
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
entourageone's attendants or associates
stratuma bed or layer artificially made
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily