GRE Word List
OVERWHELM
upset
The meaning of the word overwhelm is upset.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |