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 |
|---|---|
| ensue | follow (as a result) |
| smattering | slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German |
| swathe | swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages |
| apposite | appropriate; fitting |
| viper | poisonous snake |
| bastard | illegitimate child |
| scheme | systematic plan; plot; clever dishonest plan; orderly arrangement of elements; Ex. health insurance scheme; Ex. a scheme to escape taxes; Ex. a color scheme; Ex. a story with no scheme; V: contrive a scheme |
| molecule | the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance |
| illusion | misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion |
| quixotic | idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote |
