GRE Word List
SWERVE
to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
The meaning of the word swerve is to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |