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 |
|---|---|
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| nexus | connection |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |