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 |
|---|---|
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| nourish | nurture |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |