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 |
|---|---|
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |