GRE Word List
OVERWROUGHT
nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done
The meaning of the word overwrought is nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribunal | court of justice |
| practical | based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man |
| centrifuge | machine that separates substances by whirling them |
| jubilation | rejoicing; great joy |
| transcribe | copy; write a copy of; N. transcription |
| incorrigible | uncorrectable |
| kismet | fate; destiny; Ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate. |
| smother | kill from lack of air; suppress; cover thickly; Ex. smothered in little stickers |
| chorus | phrase repeated throughout a song or poem |
| epoch | period of time |
