GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |