GRE Word List
INFLATED
distended with air or gas
The meaning of the word inflated is distended with air or gas.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |