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 |
|---|---|
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |