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 |
|---|---|
| indolent | lazy |
| procrastinate | postpone; delay or put off |
| sinecure | well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif |
| fusion | union; coalition; V. fuse |
| compilation | listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling |
| inception | start; beginning |
| indulge | yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence |
| extraneous | not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject |
| caucus | private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston |
| purport | intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess; Ex. order which purports to be signed by the general |