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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| condign | deserved |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
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| retribution | recompense |
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