GRE Word List

OVERTURN

to cause to turn over : upset

The meaning of the word overturn is to cause to turn over : upset.

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WordMeaning
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
dislodgeto drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)