GRE Word List
LURK
to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
The meaning of the word lurk is to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |