GRE Word List
OFFENSIVE
making attack : aggressive
The meaning of the word offensive is making attack : aggressive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |