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 |
|---|---|
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| concentric | having a common center |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |