GRE Word List
ONSLAUGHT
an especially fierce attack
The meaning of the word onslaught is an especially fierce attack.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |