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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |