GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |