GRE Word List

ELUSIVE

tending to elude: such as

The meaning of the word elusive is tending to elude: such as.

Random words

WordMeaning
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring
violatebreak
passepast one's prime
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
plummetto fall perpendicularly
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction