GRE Word List

SWATHE

a band used in swathing

The meaning of the word swathe is a band used in swathing.

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WordMeaning
tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
douseto plunge into water
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries