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 |
|---|---|
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |