GRE Word List
WAYLAY
to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
The meaning of the word waylay is to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
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