GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| wry | twist |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |