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 |
|---|---|
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| scion | descendant |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| render | to melt down |