GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |