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 |
|---|---|
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| purported | reputed |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |