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 |
|---|---|
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
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