GRE Word List
ELUSIVE
tending to elude: such as
The meaning of the word elusive is tending to elude: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |