GRE Word List
OFFENSIVE
making attack : aggressive
The meaning of the word offensive is making attack : aggressive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |