GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| poise | balance |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |