GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |