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 |
|---|---|
| haggard | not tamed |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| writ | something written : writing |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |