SAT vocabulary
Elude
To escape from danger, pursuit, or a difficulty, especially in a skillful or cunning way; to avoid or get away from.
Example
"The clever fox managed to elude the hunters by blending into the snowy landscape."
Etymology
From Latin eludere 'to escape from,' from e- 'out' + ludere 'to play.'
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