GRE Word List
ONSLAUGHT
an especially fierce attack
The meaning of the word onslaught is an especially fierce attack.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
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| wreak | bring about |