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 |
|---|---|
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |