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.

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archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
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floweryof, relating to, or resembling flowers
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers