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 |
|---|---|
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |