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 |
|---|---|
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| rider | one that rides |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
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