GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |