GRE Word List

OVERWHELM

upset

The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.

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WordMeaning
exhilaratingcausing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
endearto cause to become beloved or admired
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs