GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| onus | burden |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |