GRE Word List
OVERWROUGHT
extremely excited : agitated
The meaning of the word overwrought is extremely excited : agitated.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| throes | pang |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |