GRE Word List
OBTRUDE
push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive
The meaning of the word obtrude is push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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disseminate | distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds) |
fallacious | false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument |
hackles | hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise |
wrath | anger; fury |
conflagration | great fire |
resort | turn to for help; Ex. resort to violence; N. |
perspicuity | clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity |
obtuse | blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding |
climactic | relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic |
patois | local or provincial dialect |