GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| unkempt | not combed |
| historic | historical |