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 |
|---|---|
| haven | harbor |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| natal | native |