assail

Day 12Level 1

uh-SAYL

to attack

to attack violently, especially with arguments

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

abuse, criticize, assault

Antonyms:

praise, protect

Example Sentence:

The defense minister recently got a news that foreign army will try to assail our bases.

Related Words

active

AJ-uhl

active; quick-moving

reserved

uh-LOOF

reserved, indifferent

hostility

an-TAG-uh-niz-uhm

hostility; strong opposition

traitor

uh-PAHS-tayt

one who abandons a long-held religious or political path; traitor

drunken

bak-uh-NEYL-yuh

involving large amounts of alcohol ; pertaining to revelry

dullness

buh-NAL-i-tee

ordinariness; dullness