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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madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
fleck | streak |
excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
lampoon | satire |
varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
homily | a usually short sermon |
mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |