GRE Word List
OVERWROUGHT
extremely excited : agitated
The meaning of the word overwrought is extremely excited : agitated.
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| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
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| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |