GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
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| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |