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 |
|---|---|
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |