GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| defalcate | deduct |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |