GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| convention | agreement |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| edifice | building |