GRE Word List
ASSAIL
to attack violently : assault
The meaning of the word assail is to attack violently : assault.
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|---|---|
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| aver | to declare positively |
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| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |