GRE Word List

OFFENSIVE

making attack : aggressive

The meaning of the word offensive is making attack : aggressive.

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mausoleuma large tomb
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
armadaa fleet of warships
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail