GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |