Verbal Ability - Synonyms - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Synonyms - Section 1 (Q.No. 18)
Directions to Solve
In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
18.
FORAY
Discussion:
43 comments Page 1 of 5.
Chakrapani tripathi said:
10 years ago
Foray:
Noun.
1. A quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder:
Vikings made a foray on the port.
2. A quick, sudden attack:
The defenders made a foray outside the walls.
Synonyms:
Attack, assault, invasion, incursion, sortie.
Noun.
1. A quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder:
Vikings made a foray on the port.
2. A quick, sudden attack:
The defenders made a foray outside the walls.
Synonyms:
Attack, assault, invasion, incursion, sortie.
Ritu said:
8 years ago
Maraud means in search of something to attack, Ranger and contest are irrelevant here and intuition means an ability to understand something quickly without even applying the conscious reasoning. Foray means a sudden attack.
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Praveen said:
1 decade ago
FORAY : A sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, esp. to obtain something; a raid
Maraud: Roam in search of things to steal or people to attack: "marauding gangs of looters".
Maraud: Roam in search of things to steal or people to attack: "marauding gangs of looters".
Brijesh said:
3 months ago
Foray - a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something;
Maraud - plunders, despoils, loots, sacks, raids, steals, pillages, ransacks, and breaks in.
Maraud - plunders, despoils, loots, sacks, raids, steals, pillages, ransacks, and breaks in.
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Suganya said:
1 decade ago
Archaic means to be extremely old. Something this is archaic might be so old that it even belongs to another time period. A dinosaur fossil would be an example of something archaic.
Aditya said:
9 years ago
Foray or Maraud means sudden short attack.
Intuition means person who acts by what he thinks in two solutions.
Ranger: A keeper of a park, forest, or area of countryside.
Intuition means person who acts by what he thinks in two solutions.
Ranger: A keeper of a park, forest, or area of countryside.
Hemant S Chavan said:
1 decade ago
Intuitions means 'The act or faculty of knowing or sensing without the use of rational processes'
i.e. something which we can sense before it happens
i.e. something which we can sense before it happens
Prvn said:
1 decade ago
Foray = Maraud = Sudden Short Attack.
Intuition = Felling before the things Happening.
Ranger = Officer Type(Military..).
Intuition = Felling before the things Happening.
Ranger = Officer Type(Military..).
Chakrapani tripathi said:
10 years ago
Maraud:
To roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty:
Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
To roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty:
Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
Jponiih said:
9 years ago
Actually everyone right so no need to again and again specify the meaning of foray or maraud, intuition, ranger.
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