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 |
|---|---|
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| motley | variegated in color |