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 |
|---|---|
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |