GRE Word List
FORSWEAR
to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
The meaning of the word forswear is to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| microcosm | a little world |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |