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 |
|---|---|
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| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
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| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |