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.
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| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| microcosm | a little world |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
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