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
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
minutiaea minute or minor detail
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
emulateto strive to equal or excel
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze