GRE Word List
OFFENSIVE
making attack : aggressive
The meaning of the word offensive is making attack : aggressive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |