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
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
implicationsomething implied: such as
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
fervorintensity of feeling or expression