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 |
|---|---|
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| opulence | wealth |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |