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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |