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 |
|---|---|
| slapdash | haphazard |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| onus | burden |
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| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |