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 |
|---|---|
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |