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 |
|---|---|
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |