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 |
|---|---|
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |