GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
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|---|---|
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
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| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
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| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
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