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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abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
repelto drive back : repulse
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shuntto turn off to one side : shift
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verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
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