GRE Word List
ONSLAUGHT
an especially fierce attack
The meaning of the word onslaught is an especially fierce attack.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
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| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| benison | blessing |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |