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 |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| pungent | sharply painful |