GRE Word List
OFFENSIVE
making attack : aggressive
The meaning of the word offensive is making attack : aggressive.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| concordat | compact |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |