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.

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WordMeaning
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
legerdemainsleight of hand
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
dissentto withhold assent or approval
modishfashionable
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge