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 |
|---|---|
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| hallowed | holy |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |