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 |
|---|---|
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| chafe | irritate |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |