GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| forebears | ancestor |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| hirsute | hairy |