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 |
|---|---|
| victuals | food usable by people |
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| disquietude | anxiety |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
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