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
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
cremateto subject to cremation
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
subsistencereal being : existence