GRE Word List
EVASIVE
tending or intended to evade : equivocal
The meaning of the word evasive is tending or intended to evade : equivocal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| dowse | to plunge into water |