GRE Word List
SWELTER
to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
The meaning of the word swelter is to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat.
Random words
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| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
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| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
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| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
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