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 |
|---|---|
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| wanton | merciless |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| congruent | congruous |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |