GRE Word List

FORAY

a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid

The meaning of the word foray is a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid.

Random words

WordMeaning
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part