GRE Word List

SWIPE

a strong sweeping blow

The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.

Random words

WordMeaning
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive