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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vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
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turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
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willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
catholicroman catholic
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture