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 |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| intermediary | mediator |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |