GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dys- | abnormal |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |