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 |
|---|---|
| rank | relative standing or position |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |