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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| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |