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 |
|---|---|
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |