GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |