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
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
effluviuman invisible emanation
renowna state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
solicitorone that solicits