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Choose the statement where underlined word is used correctly.

  1. When the teacher eludes to different authors, he is being elusive.
  2. When the thief keeps eluding the police, he is being elusive.
  3. Matters that are difficult to understand, identify or remember are allusive.
  4. Mirages can be allusive, but a better way to express them is illusory.
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Ans : [B] When the thief keeps eluding the police, he is being elusive.

elusive - Difficult to find, catch or achieve.

allusive - Using or containing suggestion rather than explicit mention.

The correct alternatives for the incorrect answers are :

A. When the teacher alludes to different authors, he is being allusive.

C. Matters that are difficult to understand, identify or remember are elusive.

D. Mirages can be elusive, but a better way to express them is illusory.

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