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 |
|---|---|
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| shambles | a meat market |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| reckon | count |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |