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 |
|---|---|
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| savant | a person of learning |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |