GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| commune | talk over |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
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