GRE Word List
OVERSEE
survey
The meaning of the word oversee is survey.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| seemly | good-looking |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| overwhelm | upset |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |