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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |