GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |