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 |
|---|---|
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
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| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
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| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |