GRE Word List
ONSLAUGHT
an especially fierce attack
The meaning of the word onslaught is an especially fierce attack.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| narcissist | an individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |