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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flounder | flatfish |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |