GRE Word List
JUGGERNAUT
irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path
The meaning of the word juggernaut is irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| advocacy | support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something |
| ken | range of knowledge; Ex. beyond one's ken |
| providence | quality of being provident; divine care; god's care; Providence: god; Ex. It seemed like providence that the doctor happened to be there; ADJ. providential: of divine providence; fortunate |
| ostensible | apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition |
| allude | refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference |
| furor | frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury |
| rankle | irritate; fester; annoy |
| avalanche | great mass of falling snow and ice |
| cauterize | burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection |
| tirade | long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding; denunciation |
