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 |
|---|---|
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |