GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| nib | bill |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |