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stalk

verbCommon GRE wordMore S words

to pursue stealthily or move in a menacing way

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In a sentence

Stalk in a sentence

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The predator stalked its prey through the tall grass.

Synonyms
pursuetrackshadow
Antonyms
fleeabandon

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Stalk (verb) means to pursue stealthily or move in a menacing way
Here is stalk used in an example sentence: "The predator stalked its prey through the tall grass."
Common synonyms for stalk include pursue, track, shadow.
Antonyms of stalk include flee, abandon.
Stalk is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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