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 |
|---|---|
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| replicate | duplicate |