GRE Word List
EVASIVE
tending or intended to evade : equivocal
The meaning of the word evasive is tending or intended to evade : equivocal.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| 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) |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| encumber | weigh down |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |