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

WordMeaning
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
defalcatededuct
litheeasily bent or flexed
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
prepossessingcreating prejudice
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form