GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |