GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| defer | put off |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |