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

WordMeaning
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
limnto draw or paint on a surface
approbationcommendation
broachbrooch
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
lacerationthe act of lacerating
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
deftcharacterized by facility and skill