GRE Word List
OVERBEARING
tending to overwhelm : overpowering
The meaning of the word overbearing is tending to overwhelm : overpowering.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| pugilist | fighter |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |