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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
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| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
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