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
implodeto burst inward
finitehaving definite or definable limits
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient