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 |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |