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
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
loutto bow in respect
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
barda tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds
stiltedpompous
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke