GRE Word List
OBTRUDE
to thrust out : extrude
The meaning of the word obtrude is to thrust out : extrude.
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retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
overwhelm | upset |
advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |