GRE Word List

OVERTHROW

overturn

The meaning of the word overthrow is overturn.

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WordMeaning
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
blaseapathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
nutrientfurnishing nourishment