elusive
Day 61Level 2ih-LOO-siv
evasive
hard to pin down; cleverly or skillfully evasive
Part of Speech: adjective
Synonyms:
ambiguous, puzzling, mysterious
Antonyms:
definite, understandable
Example Sentence:
It was Turkish-Mediterranean fare with plenty of fusion and all kinds of twists, resulting in a multitude of exotically flavored dishes that seem at once elusive and comforting.
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diametrically opposite
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ih-MEY-shee-eyt
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