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 |
|---|---|
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| clown | farmer |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |