GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |