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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
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| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |