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

WordMeaning
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
pedagogueteacher
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
maniacalaffected with or suggestive of madness