GRE Word List
SWELL
to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
The meaning of the word swell is to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| aria | air |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |