GRE Word List

SWIPE

a strong sweeping blow

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

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WordMeaning
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
shoveto push along