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 |
|---|---|
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |