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 |
|---|---|
| dour | stern |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| brawny | muscular |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |