GRE Word List

SWAY

the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion

The meaning of the word sway is the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion.

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WordMeaning
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
cerebrationto use the mind : think
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
loftan upper room or floor : attic