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 |
|---|---|
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |