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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |