GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forte | one's strong point |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |