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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WordMeaning
abbreviateto make briefer
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serratednotched or toothed on the edge
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
choreographythe art of symbolically representing dancing
impunityexemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
unsightlynot pleasing to the sight : not comely
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate