GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
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| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
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