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 |
|---|---|
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| dingy | dirty |
| freebooter | pirate |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |