GRE Word List
OVERTHROW
overturn
The meaning of the word overthrow is overturn.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| defalcate | deduct |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |