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 |
|---|---|
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| quench | put out |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |