GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
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| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| hallowed | holy |
| guy | man |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |