IBA High-Frequency Word List #3 (101-150)
Shah Adaan Uzzaman
March 13, 2025
#51 | elusive 🏃♀️
IBA DU BBA 1998-99, 2019-20; MBA June 2013
(adjective)- difficult to find, catch, achieve, understand, or define; hard to pin down; evasive; slippery; incomprehensible; indefinable; mysterious
It often refers to abstract concepts, goals, or people that are hard to pin down. It can imply mystery or unattainability, sometimes causing frustration or fascination.
True happiness can sometimes feel elusive, slipping away just when you think you have found it.
The team worked hard to reach the elusive championship title after years of near misses.
The cat was so elusive that no one could catch it when it escaped from the house.
The meaning of the poem remained elusive despite hours of analysis.
Elusive vs. Illusive
Illusive refers to something deceptive or based on an illusion, while elusive means hard to attain or understand.
The mirage created an illusive lake, while real water was elusive in the desert.
Elusive vs. Evasive
Both refer to something hard to catch or understand, but evasive implies deliberate avoidance, while elusive refers to something naturally difficult to grasp.
The suspect gave evasive answers, but the truth remained elusive.
#52 | obscure 🐒 👥 (+)
IBA DU BBA 2019-20; Digital SAT Official Practice Test 6
(adjective + verb)- something that is not well-known, unclear, difficult to understand, or hidden; ambiguous; to hide, block, or make something unclear or difficult to perceive; mask; overshadow
The professor explained an obscure theory that very few scholars had studied.
The origin of the artefact remains obscure, with no definitive records to trace its history.
He rose to fame from an obscure village that no one had heard of before.
The thick fog obscured the view of the mountains.
Her true intentions were obscured by vague and misleading statements.
Clouds obscured the moonlight, leaving the path in darkness.
The state of being unknown or obscure is called obscurity.
She is too good a player to slide into obscurity.
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