GRE Word List
ONSLAUGHT
an especially fierce attack
The meaning of the word onslaught is an especially fierce attack.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| decipher | decode |