GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| slake | subside |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |