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 |
|---|---|
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| grate | grating |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |