GRE Word List
TUMID
marked by swelling : swollen
The meaning of the word tumid is marked by swelling : swollen.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |