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 |
|---|---|
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| hirsute | hairy |