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 |
|---|---|
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| paradigm | example |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |