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 |
|---|---|
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| enduring | lasting |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |