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 |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| alleviate | relieve |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |