GRE Word List
ONSLAUGHT
an especially fierce attack
The meaning of the word onslaught is an especially fierce attack.
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|---|---|
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
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| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
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