GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| demure | reserved |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| impenitent | not penitent |