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 |
|---|---|
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |