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 |
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bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
sidetrack | siding |
irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |