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 |
|---|---|
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |