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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initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
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endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
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resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
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