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
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
beelinea straight direct course
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one
mendicantbeggar
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
commemorateto call to remembrance
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved