GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| sift | to put through a sieve |