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
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
aloftat or to a great height
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
stigmaa mark of shame or discredit : stain
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste