GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |