GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| amity | friendship |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| warrant | sanction |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |