GRE Word List
INUNDATE
overwhelm
The meaning of the word inundate is overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| lunar | crescent |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |