GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| significant | having meaning |
| overweening | arrogant |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |