Exam: TOEFL

Definition: To have a strong effect on someone emotionally or mentally, or to defeat someone completely. It can also mean to give someone too much of something or to cover something completely with a large amount of something.

Example: The news of her promotion overwhelmed her with joy.

Definition: Having a strong effect that is difficult to handle or resist; very intense or powerful.

Example: The overwhelming support from the community made the event a success.

Definition: In a way that is very strong or intense, often making it difficult to handle or deal with.

Example: The support for the new policy was overwhelmingly positive.

Definition: To work excessively or for too many hours, often leading to fatigue or stress.

Example: If you overwork, you might feel tired and stressed out.

Definition: Doing too much work, which can lead to stress or health problems.

Example: She felt exhausted due to the overwork from her job.

Definition: To make someone work too much or too hard, often leading to exhaustion or stress.

Example: She tends to overwork herself by taking on too many projects at once.

Definition: Experiencing too much work or stress, often leading to exhaustion or fatigue.

Example: After working late every night for a month, she felt completely overworked and needed a break.

Definition: To write in a way that is overly complicated or uses too many words, often making the text difficult to read.

Example: The author tends to overwrite, making the story less engaging.

Definition: To replace old information by writing new information over it, often resulting in the loss of the original data.

Example: I accidentally overwrote my report when I saved the new version.

Definition: Very nervous, excited, or upset; often too much in a way that is not calm or controlled.

Example: After the long meeting, she felt overwrought and needed to take a break to relax.

Definition: A strong and excessive enthusiasm or eagerness for something, often leading to overexertion or extreme actions.

Example: His overzeal in promoting the project caused some team members to feel overwhelmed.

Definition: Showing too much enthusiasm or eagerness, often in a way that is excessive or inappropriate.

Example: The overzealous fans cheered loudly, even when the game was not going well.

Definition: In a way that shows too much enthusiasm or eagerness, often to the point of being excessive or inappropriate.

Example: She overzealously promoted her new book, which made some people uncomfortable.