GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |