GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |