GRE Word List

BULGE

to jut out : swell

The meaning of the word bulge is to jut out : swell.

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WordMeaning
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waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
recastto cast again
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vividvery strong : very high in chroma
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
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vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
agapewide open : gaping