GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| rotunda | a round building |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| charlatan | quack |