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Advanced level · 11+ exam standard

elusive

adjective

What it means

Advanced Movement & action

hard to find, catch or keep hold of

The elusive butterfly escaped the net.

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  • careering

    verbAdvanced

    rushing along fast and wildly, out of control

    Similar:
    rushing
    Opposite:
    crawling
  • choreographer

    nounAdvanced

    a person who invents and plans the steps of a dance

    Similar:
    dance planner
    Opposite:
    audience
  • derail

    verbAdvanced

    to make a plan or train go off course

    Similar:
    disrupt
    Opposite:
    assist
  • dismantle

    verbAdvanced

    to take something apart piece by piece

    Similar:
    take apart
    Opposite:
    assemble
  • disperse

    verbAdvanced

    to go off in different directions so a group breaks up

    Similar:
    scatter
    Opposite:
    assemble
  • elude

    verbAdvanced

    to escape from or avoid someone or something cleverly

    Similar:
    evade
    Opposite:
    capture
  • erratic

    adj.Advanced

    not steady or regular and hard to predict

    Similar:
    unpredictable
    Opposite:
    consistent
  • immerse

    verbAdvanced

    to dip fully into liquid or become deeply involved

    Similar:
    plunge
    Opposite:
    lift out