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

WordMeaning
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
sleeperone that sleeps
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly