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 |
|---|---|
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| residual | remainder |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |