GRE Word List
OVERTHROW
overturn
The meaning of the word overthrow is overturn.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |