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 |
|---|---|
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |