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 |
|---|---|
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| connoisseur | expert |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |