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 |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| nib | bill |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |