GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |