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.
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omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
environ | encircle |
olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
cringe | to recoil in distaste |