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 |
|---|---|
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |