GRE Word List

SWIPE

a strong sweeping blow

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

Random words

WordMeaning
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
rallyto muster for a common purpose
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering