GRE Word List
WAFT
to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
The meaning of the word waft is to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium.
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| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
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| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
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| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
