GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |