GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |