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

WordMeaning
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
belaborto attack verbally
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
ployescapade
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely