GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |