GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |