GRE Word List
SWEAR
vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words
The meaning of the word swear is vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exchequer | treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer |
| dirge | funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person) |
| squeamish | easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things; fastidious; Ex. A nurse should not be squeamish. |
| animadversion | critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
| reputed | supposed; Ex. reputed father of the child; V. repute: consider; N. repute: reputation; esteem |
| quirk | sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavior; Ex. by a quirk of fate |
| sanguine | optimistic; cheerful; hopeful; of the color of blood; red |
| ebb | (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide |
| viscid | adhesive; gluey |
| immobility | state of being immovable |