GRE Word List
LURK
stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived
The meaning of the word lurk is stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monetary | pertaining to money |
| confiscate | seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer |
| remit | transmit (money) in payment; free someone from a debt or punishment |
| swerve | deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right. |
| toll | sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge |
| lucrative | profitable; producing wealth |
| tractable | docile; easily managed; (of something) easily changed or molded; N. tractability |
| chastise | punish as by beating; criticize severely |
| peruse | read through with care; N. perusal |
| throb | (of a heart or machine) beat rapidly or violently; N. Ex. hearthrob: heartbeat; sweetheart |
