GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pilfer | steal |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |