GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| sibling | sib |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| faculty | ability |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |