GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| guileless | innocent |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |