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 |
|---|---|
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| foppish | foolish |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |