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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |