GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| nourishment | food |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |