GRE Word List
ONSLAUGHT
an especially fierce attack
The meaning of the word onslaught is an especially fierce attack.
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|---|---|
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
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| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |