GRE Word List
OVERWROUGHT
extremely excited : agitated
The meaning of the word overwrought is extremely excited : agitated.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| contest | strive |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |