GRE Word List

ASSAIL

to attack violently : assault

The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.

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dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
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orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
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broodthe young of an animal or a family of young