GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
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| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
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| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
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| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |