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 |
|---|---|
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| sublimate | sublime |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| sophist | philosopher |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |