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

WordMeaning
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function