GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| clime | climate |