GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |