GRE Word List
OFFENSIVE
making attack : aggressive
The meaning of the word offensive is making attack : aggressive.
Random words
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expound | to set forth : state |
char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
sly | wise in practical affairs |
derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
smug | highly self-satisfied |