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Word: waylay

Definition: ambush; lie in wait for and attack


More Vocab Words

::: flora - plants of a region or era
::: conspire - take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties.
::: steep - soak; saturate; Ex. steep the fabric in the dye bath; ADJ: precipitous
::: marginal - of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability
::: inveigh - denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink
::: palette - board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters)
::: qualms - uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience; Ex. I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen.
::: countermand - cancel; revoke (an order)
::: fashion - give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay
::: plight - difficult condition; condition or state (esp. a bad state or condition); predicament