GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| dissension | disagreement |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |