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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decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
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demisedeath
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
denominationan act of denominating
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
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spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
collateto compare critically