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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| hardy | bold |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| mote | a small particle : speck |