GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| representational | one that represents: such as |