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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
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| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |