GRE Word List
OVERBEARING
tending to overwhelm : overpowering
The meaning of the word overbearing is tending to overwhelm : overpowering.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |