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 |
|---|---|
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |