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 |
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| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
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| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
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| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
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| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |