GRE Word List
SWEAR
to utter or take solemnly (an oath)
The meaning of the word swear is to utter or take solemnly (an oath).
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|---|---|
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| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
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| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
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| tanner | one that tans hides |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
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| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |