GRE Word List

OVERTHROW

overturn

The meaning of the word overthrow is overturn.

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WordMeaning
urbanenotably polite or polished in manner
anchora 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
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude