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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WordMeaning
benisonblessing
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
extolto praise highly : glorify
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
filibusteran irregular military adventurer
forswearto make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful