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

WordMeaning
miscreantunbelieving
thronga multitude of assembled persons
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
stem_fromarise from; originate from
galaxymilky way galaxy
crochetneedlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle