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
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
belligerentinclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
fakenot true, real, or genuine : counterfeit
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
dieto pass from physical life : expire
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
quadrupedan animal having four feet