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 |
|---|---|
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| skimp | skimpy |