GRE Word List
AMBUSH
to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
The meaning of the word ambush is to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |