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
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
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juggernauta massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
chasethe hunting of wild animals
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
ancestryline of descent : lineage